Bow-rest for vehicles.



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BOW REST FOR VEHCLES, APPLlATloN man nas. 10,1911.

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www@ l GEORGE BAIE, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

BOW-BEST FOR VEHICLES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

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Application tiled February 10, 1917. Serial No. 147,808.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE I. BAIR, a citi zen of the United States of America, resid ing at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Bow-Rests for Vehicles, of which the following isa specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

rl`his invention relates to bow rests and has special reference to the top holding devices used in connection with automobiles and vehicle bodies for holding the bows of a fold able top.

'l he primary object of my invention is to provide a bow rest having novel articulated members adapted for safely holding the superposed bows of a foldedttop, without injury to the bows or fabric in proximity thereto, and at the same time permit of a quick relief or getaway of bows or sockets thereof, when the members are swung to an open position and the top has to be raised.

Another object of my invention is to pro vide a bow rest wherein an arm and closure member are movably held relative to a stationary support with the arm and member articulated so that actuation of the member releases the arm, and permits of both parts assuming: a position which provides clear ance for bows in order that the top may be raised.

A further object of my invention is to furnish a bow rest with a novel closure member that may be easily and quickly actu ated, -particularly to a closed position, to cooperate with the arm and bow rest in embracingthe uppermost bow or bow socket of a top, and thereby maintaining the other bows in position on the rest.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a bow rest wherein the parts are constructed with a view of facilitating manufacture, and at the same time retain those features by which durability, anti-rattling, and ease of manipulation and assembling are secured. Withsuch ends in view, my invention resides in the novel construction to be hereinafter specilically described and then claimed. i

Reference will now be had to the'drawings, wherein- Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of the bow rest in a closed position;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same on a smaller scale;

Fig. 3 is a plan of the bow rest on the same scale as Fig. l;

Fig. l is a cross sectional view taken on the line lV--IV of Fig.' l;

Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view of the bow Vrest in an open position;

Fig. 6 is al front elevation of the upper portion of the bow rest;

Fig. 7 is a similar view of the lower portion thereof, or a continuation of Fig. G; and

Fig. 8 is a cross sectional view of the rest illustrating' a slight modification.

ln the drawings, 'l denotes a hollow arm having a foot portion 2, said arm and its foot portion being somewhat l. shaped in side elevation. The inner wall of the arm is provided with a rib 3 and the face of this rib is compound curved or provided with a centralconcavity and end convexities. Suitably mounted on the rib and conforming to the contour of the face thereof is a cushion member Ll, preferably made of durable rubber, although any yieldable material that will withstand the elements may be used. This cusl'iioninfg1 member has its outer and inner faces of the same contour as the rib 3, so as to provide a central concave portion 5 and end convex portions 6, the latter adapted for separating top and bottom bows from intermediate bows of a folded top. The cushion member Lt may be suitably connected to the arm 1 and as illustrating the fastening means for said cushion member, rivets 7 are shown as extending through lugs 8 of the cushioning member that are disposed in recesses provided therefor in the convex portions of the rib 3.

rl`he foot portion 2 of the arm l. is re cessed, as at 9, and provided with an angrularly disposed slot 10, and terminates in a toe portion 11 having a groove or seat 12. The cushion member t extendson to the foot portion 2 of the arm 1 and embracing the foot portion 2 of said arm are the side and bottom walls 13 of a socket member or sta tionary support 14. The socket member 1.1i has the usual socket 15 and set screw 16 so that it may bemounted upon a bodv iron 17. The side walls 13 of the socket member 1l are connected by a transverse pin 18 extendingr through the angularly disposed slot l0 of the foot 2 and the slot l0 permits of the Y Wall thereof cut transversely of theextension isa pin 23.I

0 member 26.

-tion to the uppcr end of retain said lever in a arm and foot having a tilting action relative to the socket member 14, which .is stationary. To assistA in holding` the arm and foot in a closed position, as shown in Fig. 1, the socket member 14 has a rib 19 adapted to engage in the groove or seat 12, and thus maintain the foot 2Yseated upon the pin 18 and the arm 1 substantially vertical or at right angles to the plane of the socket member 14.

The upper end of the arm 1 has the outer away, asat and the` remaining walls terminating in a curved extension 21 at the inner side of the arm and onto which the cushion member 4 is extended." The extension 21 has the extremity thereof provided with a recess or seat 22 and rllie ends of the pin 23 `project into links 24 fixed relative to a curved closure member 25, said member having a lining or cushioning The linner end of the member 25 is shaped to abut the end of the exten` Vsion 21 and is provided with a rib 27 to engage 1n the groove or seat 22 of said extension.V The closing movement of the member 25 is limited by th when closed, said member has a fixed relathe arm, so as to coperate with said arm in embracing and holding the upper bow of a folded top.

The side Walls of the arm 1, at the upper end thereof, are provided with a transverse pin28 and pivoted on this pin is the crank portion 2 9 and side arms 30 of a channel lever '31. The side arms 30 have the ends thereof bifurcated or slotted, as at 32 to receive the links 24, said links being pivotally connected tothe arms by pins 33.

central crank portion 29 of the lever 3l is' pivotallv connected by a pin 34 to ted or'bifurcated head of the rod rodi extending' through the hollow the slot- 35, said arm 1 into the recess 9 end of the rod 35 is loosely connected, as at 36, to one end of the crank 37, fulcrnmed in the recess 9 on a transverse pin or bearing 38. The opposite end of the crank 37' is pivotally connected by a pin 39 to the socket member 14 and it is through the medium of this connection'and the pin and slot connection that the arm 1 and the foot thereof maybe adjusted relative to the socket member 14.

The outer wall of the arm 1 has a rotatable winged thumb screw 40 and one of thewings of saidv thumb screw is adapted* toengage in a recess Vorseat 41 provided therefor in the end of the lever 31, so as to closed position and yet permit of it being quickly released when it is desiredto open the bow rest.

Assuming` that the bow rest is closed, as shown in-F ig. 1, and that the screw 4() is i Y turned yto release the ylever 31', said lever can e raised. and its movement is facilitated by' e extension 21 and` ofthe foot 2. The lower.

thereto, and means ing as a pivot to laterally shift the foot 2 and move the toe out of engagement with the rib 19 ot' the socket member. When the Yfoot is released in this manner, the arm 1 can swing upwardly relative tothe socket member and assume the angular relation shown in Fig. 5. Simultaneous with this operation the links 30 are shifted on the ends of the pins to open the closure nicmber 25, thus lilnxrating` all hows previously held by the rest.

I attach considerable importance to the fact that the arm 1 swings outwardly relative to the socket member 14, as this ar rangement permits of the rest being advantageously used in connection with automobiles provided with gypsy curtains and Victoria tops. Such tops cannot be held by ordinary bow rests, for instance ot the well known Bair type. These rests have back pieces that prohibit their use in connection with gypsy curtains and Victoria tops, whereas my improved bow rest simply engages the outer sides of the bows and will provide clearance for any fabric between the bows and the body of the automobile.

Furthermore, the arms of a set of rests positively prevent lateral or sidewise move ment of the folded top, and it is unneces` sary to use straps or .like devices after the top is folded.

One embodiment of my invention has been illustrated, but it is to be understood that the structural elements are susceptible to such changes in size, shape` and manner of assemblage as fall within the scope of the appended claims.

lVhat I claim isz-` 1. A bow rest comprising a socket member, an arm carried thereby and adapted to be swung outwardly, a pivoted closure mem ber carried'by the upper end of said arm, and means carried by said arm and connected to said 'closure member adapted for holding said arm rigid relative to said socket member and said closure member in a closed position.

2. A bow rest comprising a socket mem ber, a movable arm carried thereby, a pivoted closure member carried by said arm, means carried by said arm for simultaneously fixing said arm relative to said socketn member and said closure member relative t0 said arm.

3. A bow rest comprising a socket member, an arm carried thereby and having a foot portion for engagement with said socket member to maintain said arm rigid relative carried by said arm and lll() incarna connected to said socket member and adapt ed for shifting said arm to release the toe portion thereof relative to said socket member. Y

fi. A bow rest comprising a socket member, an arm movable relative thereto and having a toe portion adapted -for engagement with said socket member to maintain said arm rigid relative thereto, a movable closure member at the upper end ot said arm, and means carried by said arm adapted ttor simultaneously shifting said closure member and releasing the toe portion of said arm relative to said socket member.

5. A bow rest comprising a socket member, an arm supported by said socket member and having the toe portion adapted -for engagement therewith to maintain said arm rigid relative to said socket member, a piv oted closure member carried by the upper end of said arm, and means including a rod within said arm and a lever at the upper end of said arm for simultaneously moving said closure member and releasing the toe portion of said arm relative to said socket member.

6. A bow rest comprising a socket member having a rib, an arm loosely connected to said socket member adapted to engage superposed bows and having a toe portion adapted to engage the rib of said socket member to maintain said arm rigid relatively thereto, means at the upper end of said arm adapted to engage the uppermost bow, and means coperating with said upper bow engaging means and with said toe and rib in maintaining said arm rigid.

7. A bow rest comprising a socket member, a hollow arm loosely connected thereto and having a toe portion adapted to engage in said socket member to maintain said arm in a vertical position relative to said socket. member, a closure member at the upper end of said arm, and means articulating said closure member and said socket member so that said closure member and said arm may be simultaneously moved relative to said socket member.

8. A bow rest comprising a socket member, a hollow arm loosely supported thereby and having a toe portion adapted to engage in said socket member to maintain said arm `vertical relative thereto, a closure member carried by the upper end of said arm, and means extending through said arm and articulating said closure member and said socket member so that said closure member may be shifted relatively to said arm and said arm shifted relatively to said socket member.

9. A bow rest comprising a socket member, a hollow arm loosely connected thereto and having a toe portion extending into said socket member and adapted to maintain said arm rigid relative thereto, a pivoted closure member carried by the upper end ot said arm, a lever connected to said arm., and adapted tor movingsaid closure member relative to said arm, and means extending through said arm and articulating said lever relative to said socket member so that said arm may be shifted relative to said socket member.

10. In a bow rest, an arm, a pivoted closure member carried by the upper end thereof, a lever carried by said arm and connected to said member and adapted for shifting said member relative to said arm, means in `said arm connected to said lever for et tecting an outward movement of the lower end of said arm when said lever is pulled outwardly, and means adapted for supporting said arm so that said arm may be swung outwardly relative to its supporting means.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE l. BAllR.

Witnesses KARL H. BUTLER, ANNA M.*Doan.

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